Building better products, better made: Trust’s Impact Report 2025-2026

Trust announces the release of its Impact Report 2025-2026, highlighting another year of strong progress towards the company's ambition to make products that maximise value and minimise environmental impact. The report demonstrates how Trust is embedding responsible practices into product design, material choices, supplier relationships, and consumer engagement – proving that affordability and lower-impact design are not mutually exclusive. Highlights from the report include: 

EcoVadis Gold for the fourth consecutive year  

This year, Trust received its fourth consecutive EcoVadis Gold medal, with a score of 81 out of 100. This places the company in the top 5% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis and the top 2% within its industry – recognition that has only become harder to achieve as EcoVadis raises its standards each year, and continues to reflect Trust’s significant progress across environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.  

More recycled plastic, less foam  

On packaging, the results speak for themselves. Plastic's share of total packaging weight decreased from 6.1% to 5.6%, and the share of recycled plastic in Trust packaging increased from 29.2% to 41.1%, exceeding the company's 40% target. Furthermore, average foam use per package dropped by more than 60%, from 1.3 grams to 0.5 grams. These results are not incremental improvements, but were achieved through packaging redesign, greater use of recycled materials and the replacement of hard-to-recycle components with more recyclable alternatives.  

Dorothee de Backer, Head of Product, Marketing and Sustainability, states: “Sustainability earns its place when it makes a product genuinely better to own, not when it asks you to pay extra for a good conscience. Take our Yvi+ Wireless Mouse. It's made with recycled plastics, it comes in packaging with no plastic at all, and it costs the same as any comparable mouse on the shelf. Nothing extra to pay, nothing to give up. That's the bar we set for ourselves.” 

Ergonomic excellence 

Following the company’s recognition as the first PC accessories brand to receive ErgoCert certification, this year, Trust expanded its certified portfolio to five ergonomic products – the Bayo II, Bayo II Wireless and Bayo+ mice, the Keyra Ergonomic Keyboard and the Rivara Ergonomic Mesh Gaming Chair. By broadening the range of ergonomic products that meet independent health standards, Trust is making comfortable, evidence-backed working accessible to more people. 

Better insight into product impact  

During FY2025/26, Trust completed 175 product Life Cycle Assessments, representing a significant share of our product portfolio. This broader coverage into where product impacts occur helps guide decisions on materials, durability, repairability, and energy use, ensuring design improvements are based on real, actionable insights.  

Responsibility across the supply chain  

At year-end, 85% of Trust suppliers were covered by a valid social audit programme, such as amfori BSCI, SMETA or SA8000, representing more than 96% of shipping volume. Through audits, supplier engagement and the standards set out in its Supplier Code of Conduct, Trust continues to strengthen responsible practices across its entire value chain.  

Giving products a second life  

This year, Trust donated more than 800 fully functional products to social and community organisations. Unable to be sold due to damaged packaging, these products form part of a simple initiative that reduces unnecessary waste while putting technology in the hands of people who need it. 

Looking to the future  

Whilst much has been achieved, there is always more to do. Over the coming year, Trust will continue to strengthen its eco-design approach, increase the use of recycled materials, and improve product repairability.  

De Backer adds: “Most of our footprint sits in the products themselves, so this is where the real work lies: designing each product to have a smaller impact, year after year. That is the harder, more lasting kind of progress, and it is exactly where we are putting our energy now.” 

In addition, the company is also submitting a near-term emissions reduction target aligned with Science Based Targets criteria and preparing for upcoming European requirements such as the Digital Product Passport, and the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. By focusing on measurable improvements, independent certification and transparent reporting, Trust is, and continues to be, a company looking to the future.  

Read the full Impact Report 2025-2026 here.